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Newspaper
Alton Spectator
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1838
Page
6
The notice lists candidates for City Register City Treasurer Street Commissioner City Magister City Recorder and Aldermen plus a collector. Names include Samuel Wade Samuel Pierce and others with endorsements urging voter support and civic service.
Tuesday evening Mr. Monson offers a concert featuring the juvenile members of his singing school. He has taught young talent with zeal for months and invites all who enjoy fine singing to attend and celebrate the event.
Reported returns indicate Reynolds leading in the first district by about 3900 over Hogan, Casey elected in the second with no opposition, and a contested third district race between Douglass Doja and Whiz with unresolved totals and corrections. Overall Democrat majority around 50 to 41 Whigs in Senate races, Governor candidate Douglass possibly ahead.
The report notes a church concert with children singing and solo parts praised for accuracy and timing. Despite hot weather and small attendance, attendees urged a repeat performance and funds only covered expenses. Several names and political references appear in the surrounding text.
A fragmented OCR list from the Illinois Legislature shows districts and numerous member names for both Senate and House of Representatives. The text names counties such as Madison, Sangamon, Cook, Peoria, and St. Clair, with figures including A. Lincoln, McCormick, Baker, Calhoun, and Otwell among many others, in a roster-like sequence.
The Washington Globe prints a lengthy Republican address praising party doctrine and contrasts it with Federalist conduct. It cites historic presidents and figures, notes ages at leave, and contends opposition parties avoid public declaration. It lists biographical sketches of presidents and regions, concluding with a remark on Van Buren’s youth.
The piece criticizes moral double standards in political campaigns. It denounces profligate opposition organs for mocking religious virtue while tolerating violence and personal attacks in the House. It notes voters will judge these outrages at the ballot box and ends with a joke about table servants.
The Whigs claim Rostis elected governor in Louisiana by 700 to 1,000 votes. The New Orleans Bee, a Democrat-leaning paper, supported his win while the current governor is a Whig who beat Dawson by 1,617. Federaliats see reduced majorities but note Ware previously outpaced Dawson by 2,194 in 1831.
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